Qaleh-Zari Mine (Ghale Zari Mine), Nehbandan, South Khorasan Province, Iran

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Madan-e Qaleh-Zari

Iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG) deposit, consisting of specularite-rich veins with copper, gold and silver ores, hosted in Jurassic shale and sandstone in the core of an anticline. The ore typically grades at 2-9& of Cu, 0.1-0.65 g/kg of Ag and 0.5-35 mg/kg of Au.

The deposit was explored in 1969-1972 and has been mined since 1972. The minerals of the mine were not displayed for more than three decades. Recently, it produced very fine and aesthetic specimens, particularly of calcite, hemimorphite and quartz.

Located in South Khorasan province, WNW of Nehbandan and about 180 km SSW of Birjand city.

Mineral List

Aikinite Arcubisite Azurite Baryte Berryite Bornite Brochantite Calcite Cerussite Chalcocite

Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group var: Brunsvigite' Chrysocolla Clinochlore var: Ripidolite Copper Coronadite Cosalite Covellite Dolomite Epidote

Galena var: Argentiferous Galena var: Bismuthiferous Galena Gold var: Electrum Hematite var: Specularite Hemimorphite Herbertsmithite 'Limonite'

Linarite Malachite Matildite Pyrite Quartz var: Rock Crystal Silver Wittichenite Wulfenite

39 entries listed. 31 valid minerals.

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